Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) on Jul 6, 2008
Submitter does not have a specimen
EDRR Status: Local expert notified
Description of specimen
You don't have loosestrife under your list of plants. It was about 4 feet tall, and I couldn't see the leaves because I was in a moving car. The flowers were tall spires of whitish, pinkish flowers on top of the stalk.
Thanks so much for your report of loosestrife! I have forwarded your report to the East Multnomah SWCD to see if they can verify the species.
My apologies for the very long delay in replying. Keep on reporting!
Tania
Tania Siemens
OSU Sea Grant/The Nature Conservancy
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
Tania Siemens
July 30, 2008, 5:06 a.m.
This is in Clackamas County. I would send it to the Clackamas SWCD and also the Clackamas Basin Watershed Council as it is pretty near a tributary to the Clackamas River.
Lucas
Lucas Nipp
Dec. 5, 2008, 12:46 a.m.
Reporter
Dec. 5, 2008, 10:06 a.m.
You don’t need to do anything. That message was from Lucas Nipp at the East Multnomah SWCD and was meant for me. I forwarded the message to Cheryl D. McGinnis, Executive Director, Clackamas River Basin Council. Cheryl took immediate action by forwarding it to one of her field crew who will go investigate.
Thanks again for helping with early detection and reporting loosestrife. Keep those eagle eyes peeled for new invaders! Another invader you can be looking for is garlic mustard. Check out this website for more info. http://www.4countycwma.org/getinvolved
Also, if you are really gung ho you can come to a training that we will be offering spring 2009 in and around Portland. We will have live specimens of many high priority early detection species available for some hands-on learning. Let me know if you would like me to alert you when we set the date. Feel free to contact me at Tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu if you have any questions.
Thanks again!
Tania
Tania Siemens
Oregon Sea Grant/The Nature Conservancy
Tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
Tania Siemens
Dec. 5, 2008, 11:52 p.m.